Midwife

Job summary

RWT have exciting opportunities for enthusiastic, dynamic forward-thinking Band 5 and 6 Registered Midwives.

We are proud to deliver and be recognized for providing high quality care and we are committed to our staff to create the best place for them to work.

We are a progressive maternity unit striving to offer the best care to women and their families, whilst caring for each other at the same time. Being led by a supportive leadership team we value all members of the team and their ability to always provide excellent and positive patient experience.

In 2018 we introduced our quality and experience Midwifery Team, who are dedicated to supporting and developing our staff. We aim to inspire and support midwives to realise their full potential as autonomous practitioners, optimizing safe birth outcomes whilst being able to support the the high-risk pathway. We lead midwives to build their confidence in evidence-based practice to empower them to challenge the traditional model and so change practice.

We also have an active team ofProfessional Midwifery Advocatesto further enhance the support we can offer our midwives and families.

Main duties of the job

We are looking for motivated, enthusiastic, and compassionate Midwives to join our fabulous team. We have opportunities in all areas of maternity services including community.

We offer our staff a wide variety of training and development opportunities including Clinical Fellowship MSc Programmes, access to mentors and peer support groups to support their personal and career development objectives.

We place our woman, babies, and their families at the centre of our service. We are a consultant led unit with a dedicated Midwifery Led Unit and deliver care to a diverse population with complex medical and social needs working alongside a team of Specialist Midwives. If successful rotational contracts are offered to ensure that you will gain expertise in caring for women, their families and their babies and you gain the experience to progress in your career.

Our shift patterns are flexible 8 & 12 hours long. Full or part time hours will be considered.

About us

The Maternity Unit has around 5000 births a year, up to 20% of births will be on our Midwifery Led Unit, a 5-suite unit with 3 birthing pools and a home like feel that women and families value. We have a designated Maternity Induction Unit, offering facilities for women and families to start their birth journey in a more comfortable and supportive environment. Our Maternity Triage Unit offers space to assess women and ensure they receive the best care and are directed to the most appropriate person or department.

The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust is one of the largest NHS trusts in the West Midlands providing primary, acute and community services and we are incredibly proud of the diversity of both our staff and the communities we serve. We are building a workforce that can help us to fulfil our values, improve quality of care for patients, and solve the health care problems of tomorrow. We're passionate about the value that diversity of thinking and lived experience brings in enabling us to become a learning organisation and leader in delivering compassionate care for our patients. We have achieved numerous awards; The Nursing Times Best Diversity and Inclusion Practice and Best UK Employer of the Year for Nursing Staff in 2020.The Trust is a supportive working environment committed to creating flexible working arrangements that suit your needs and as such will consider all requests from applicants who wish to work flexibly.